Classical Explorer

Respighi – Church Windows. Rossini – Stabat mater. Federica Lombardi – soprano; Chiara Amarù  – mezzo; Dave Monaco – tenor; Nicola Ulivieri – bass; Epiphoni Consort; BBC Chorus & Symphony Orchestra; Nil Venditti – conductor. […]

Media announcement of interest below. A heads up that Sunday’s post will be a review of tonight’s (Friday’s) Prom. Leeds Song has announced its 2026–27 concert season, bringing together some of Britain’s most distinguished artists […]

Music which sits on the edge of sound: Sinuoso Tiempo (2019-21) is a cycle for string quartet by Javier Quislant (born 1964), performed here by members of Klangforum Wien: Annette Bok and Guido Jäch-Micko, violins, […]

Erna Berger, Irmgard Seefried, Julius Patzak, Alexander Kipnis – what an exalted line-up! As it was for Fritz Busch’s performance of Haydn’s Die Schöpfung in 1934 (oratorio excerpts bookend the release). This is a celebration […]

All four concertos here are World Premiere recordings. Christoph Nichelmann (1717-62) was at the Thomasschule in Leipzig; his life took hm to Berlin via Hamburg (the hub which held Telemann and the theorist Johann Matheson). […]

The World Premiere of Pip Eastop’s suite, Se ven colores en la luz blanca (Colours are seen in white light) took place as part of the Fitzrovia Arts Festival (at Fitzrovia Chapel) on Thursday, June […]

This is the traditional VPO concert at Schönbrunn, conducted in 2026 by Lorenzo Viotti and with bass-baritone Bryn Terfel as guest. It took place on June 19, 2026. As the title of the accompanying booklet […]

Tchaikovsky’s Piano Trio is a vast work as chamber pieces go, end-weghted to a vast set of variations. Dedicated to the composer’s close friend the pianist Nikolai Rubinstein, the work carries a great weight on […]

PROMS 2025: From the Alps to the Auvergne Tjøgersen, Canteloube, R. Strauss Louise Alder (soprano); London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor), Wilson Ng (offstage conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 27.07.2026 Kristine Tjøgersen Between Trees […]

Verdi (arr. Burke) Un ballo in maschera Cast; Opera Holland Park Chorus; City of London Sinfonia / Michael Papadopoulos. Opera Holland Park, Kensington, London, 25.08.2026 Production: Director – Rodula Gaitanou Designer – takis Lighting Designer […]